Suitcase-hasp.



G. BAILEY.

SUTCASE HASP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 191e.

1,229,27. Patented'June l2, 1917.

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GEORGE BAILEY, OF SHELTON,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT N. BA-SSETT COMBANY, INCORPORATED, OF SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

SUITCASE-I-I'ASP.

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specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 12, 191% Application led September 53.21, 1916. SerialNo. 121,369.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shelton, in the county of Fairiield and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Suitcase-Hasps, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to spring 'nasps for suitcases, trunks and like articles and its object is to provide a hasp in which the spring can be slipped into its seat by hand after the other parts have been assembled.

I attain this and other objects of my invention in the device set forth in the following description and accompanying drawings in which like reference characters reier to corresponding parts.

In the drawings:

Figure 1, is a front view of the hasp;

Fig. 2, a rear view;

Fig. 3, an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken on line alf-w in Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4, an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line g/-y/ in Fig. 2.

IThe device generally comprises a face plate A, a hasp plate B, a retaining plate C, a spring D, and a stud or button E. The hasp plate B is countersunk from a body portion 2, and an inwardly projecting liange 3 around its edges. A pair of lugs 4, 4 project from the top edge of this flange and the lugs 5, 5 project respectively from its side edges. The face plate A is likewise countersunk to form a body portion 6 and an. inwardly projecting peripheral flange 7. rlhe body portion 6 is provided with apertures 3, 3 to permit the passage of rivets in attaching the same to the suit case, trunk or `like article on which the hasp is used. The

middle of the body portion 6, is provided with a rectangular recess 9 opening downwardly, rThe metal along the opposite sides of this recess is depressed outwardly to form raised portions 10, 10.

The hasp plate B is connected to swing to and from the face plate A by inserting the lugs 5, 5 under the raised edges 10, 1() and the lugs 4, 4 under the top edge 11 of the recess 9. The depressions formed by the raised edges 10, 10 are bridged by a back, or retaining plate C, which is suitably riveted to the back of the body portion 6. The retaining plate C is recessed in back of the lugs 4, 4 and the lower edges 12, 12 of these recesses are depressed under these lugs to edge 16 of the retaining plate and its lower extremity 17 slidably engages the body portion 2 of the hasp plate. In assembling the parts, the hasp plate B is inserted in the recess 9 of the face plate A so that the lugs 4, 4 project under the top edge 11 and the lugs 5, 5 project under the depressed side edges 10, 10. The back plate C is then riveted to the body portion 6 of the face plate so that the depressed edges 12, 12 are disposed immediately below the lugs 4, 4 and the side edges 13, 13 are disposed in back of and between the depressed edges 10, 10 of the tace plate. The hasp plate B is thus retained in place by the back plate so that the lugs 4, 4 are confined between the edges 11 and 12, 12 thereby forming a hinge or pivotal connection.

The swinging movement or throw of the hasp plate is limited by the lugs 5, 5 which are confined in the poc-kets formed between the depressed edges 107 10 and the retaining plate. My invention is not confined to this particular construction of pivoted hasp plate but resides in the manner of mounting the spring which will now be described. The spring D, is passed forwardly and downwardly through the back plate between the edges 13, 13 until its forward extremity 17 bears against the hasp plate. The elbow 13 of the spring is then pressed forwardly and downwardly until it slips under and beyond the lower edge 14 of the back plate. At the same time the flanged extremity 15 of the spring rides over the back edge of the flange 7 on the face plate and becomes seated against the top edge 16 of the back plate, and the opposite extremity 17 slides along the body portion 2 of the hasp plate to a position in proximity to the stud E. The spring thus seated normally holds the hasp plate in its outward or forward position, as shown in Fig. 3, and is tulcrumed against the lower edge 14 of the back plate when iiexed by the inward or rearward swing of the hasp plate. In this manner the spring may be slipped into its seat by hand after the otherrpartsof the hasp havebeen riveted together.

While the hasp above described is the preferred embodiment of my invention'V it is` susceptible to such modification as may fairly come Within the scope' of the appended inovably seated 'against one of said members,

the said spring being arranged to slidably engage said hasp plate in proximity to said stud. Y

2. In a deviceof the character described Copies of this patent maybe obtained vfor rigidly connected front and back members, a hasp plate pivotally connected to one of said members and a sheet metal spring Aprovided With a retaining flange Which 1s seated against a shoulder on 'one 'of said members,

the'said spring being arranged to slidably engage said hasp plate. e

3. A hasp for suit cases and like Aarticles comprising rigidly connected front and back members, a hasp plate pivoted to said front membera stud mounted on said haspplate,

the said back member being provided With an opening, and a fiat spring passed through said opening, the said spring having one of its extremities seated against one of said members beyond said opening and its opposite extremityl slidablyy engaging said hasp plate in proximity to said stud.

In testimony whereof yI have hereunto'set my hand this 30th day' of August, 1916.` v

/ GEORGE' BAILEY.

five cents each, 'by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Y

Washington, D. C. 

